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Help Your Patients Quit: Tobacco Treatment For The Dental Profession
Amy Cober, RD, MPH, CTTS


Dentists and dental hygienists are in a unique position to motivate and assist their patients to quit smoking and using smokeless tobacco, and there is ample evidence that they can be effective. Tobacco plays a major role in the development and treatment of many oral diseases, and the repeated nature of dental treatment provides multiple opportunities for information, advice and brief counseling. This session will prepare dentists and dental hygienists to incorporate tobacco cessation skills into routine care.

Learning objectives:
Participants will be able to:

• Discuss the 5A's method of cessation counseling (Ask, Advise, Assess, Assist and Arrange).
• Explain how, when, and where to refer patients who smoke to smoking cessation programs.
• Identify effective treatments (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) for smoking cessation.